DURHAM – University of New Hampshire senior linebacker Matt Evans headlines the Walter Camp Football Foundation 2012 Football Championship Subdivision All-America team, which was announced Wednesday. Evans becomes the fourth player, and third from UNH, to be a three-time selection.

Evans led the CAA with 126 total tackles, which ranked 20th in the country, and he tacked on a nation-best 87 solo tackles. The senior, who became UNH's all-time tackle leader Nov. 3 in a home win against William & Mary, capped his career with 460 stops and 266 solo tackles; both totals ranked first among all current FCS players.

The co-captain was previously recognized as an A.P. All-America, AFCA Coaches' All-America, The Sports Network All-America, Beyond Sports Network All-America Second Team, All-CAA First Team and All-New England Team. College Sports Madness recognized the 6-foot, 228-pound middle linebacker as its CAA Defensive Player of the Year and as an All-America Second Team performer. Evans, the 2011 Buck Buchanan Award winner as the national defensive player of the year, closed out the season with six straight double-digit tackle games (seven overall) and led the Wildcats in tackles nine times in 12 games.

For more information on the Walter Camp FCS All-America Team, visit www.waltercamp.org.

Team announces 2013 schedule

DURHAM — University of New Hampshire head football coach Sean McDonnell has announced the team's 2013 schedule, which kicks off with a road game at Central Michigan of the Football Bowl Subdivision on Sept. 7, followed by the home opener at Cowell Stadium against defending Patriot League champion Colgate on Sept. 14 at noon.

The Wildcats, who compiled an 8-4 record and extended their best-in-the-nation NCAA Division I Championship streak to nine straight years in 2012, will tangle with an FBS opponent for the 11th time in 12 seasons when they square off with Central Michigan. The Chippewas defeated UNH 40-33, in the teams' inaugural meeting in 2003 in Mount Pleasant, Mich.

UNH, which has captured victories in 22 of its last 24 home games, welcomes Colgate (N.Y.) to Cowell for the first time since the Wildcats posted a 55-21 victory against the Raiders in the first round of the 2005 NCAA playoffs. New Hampshire boasts a 4-1 record all-time in the series that dates back to 1986.

Following an open week (Sept. 21), the Wildcats travel to Bethlehem, Pa., for a Sept. 28 game against Lehigh. The CAA portion of the schedule opens with a battle of reigning co-champions UNH and Towson (Md.) at Unitas Stadium on Oct. 5. Rhode Island will visit Durham on Oct. 12 for the first home conference game of the year and homecoming at UNH.

UNH plays host to Villanova (Pa.) Oct. 19. UNH visits Stony Brook (N.Y.), a newcomer to the CAA, on Oct. 26. UNH will make it back-to-back road games when they visit Zable Stadium to challenge William & Mary (Va.) on Nov. 2.

On Nov. 9, UNH welcomes James Madison to Cowell Stadium for the 15th all-time meeting between the clubs. UNH's final road tilt of the regular season will take place Nov. 16 at Albany (N.Y.), which is entering its first season in the CAA. UNH closes out the regular season with a Nov. 23 home game against Maine in the annual battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket.